House Labor HHS Funding Bill Decimates Science and Medicine, Hobbles Innovation and Equity
AcademyHealth calls on researchers to share with Congress the importance of patient-centered care, AHRQ, biomedical research, and patient safety
How the SCOTUS Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions Could Impact Health Services Research
AcademyHealth board member Atul Grover reflects on the recent Supreme Court decision that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration in the admissions process, and the implications this has for medical school administrations and the health care workforce overall.
AcademyHealth Staff Highlight Anti-racist Approaches to Informatics in Newly Published JAMIA Article
AcademyHealth Senior Scholar Jodyn Platt, AcademyHealth Vice President Elizabeth Cope and colleagues highlight the need for anti-racist expertise in informatics and proposes the use of the Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) as a powerful framework to tackle racism in digital forms.
Using Data, Community Engagement, and Policy to Improve Federal Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Outcomes
AcademyHealth organizational member Aptive Resources partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to better address Veteran suicide through improved data collection, working with subject matter experts, and identifying policy gaps.
Responding to Dobbs: Suggestions from the Women and Gender Health Interest Group
A year later after the Dobbs decision, members of the Women and Gender Health Interest Group Advisory Committee reflect on results of a survey offering recommendations for how organizations can respond.
Study Tour Reflections from Dave Chokshi and Aaron Carroll in JAMA Health Forum and The New York Times: Moving Beyond the Health Insurance Debates
In a two-part essay for JAMA Health Forum and a NY Times column, Dave Chokshi and Aaron Carroll respectively share insights from the 2023 AcademyHealth/Commonwealth Fund study tour to New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore that should be instructive for the U.S. health care and policy community.
Is the health equity movement having an impact on the Biden-Harris Administration’s approach to health data?
Top health data experts held an exclusive conversation with AcademyHealth's organizational members on the status, challenges, and opportunities for stakeholder engagement with the Biden-Harris Administration’s attempt to make health data more equitable.
Timely, Relevant, And Inclusive Data Empowers Researchers to Drive Health Policy Change
Through a range of activities, AcademyHealth seeks to advance data equity, support data learning networks, and expand data access. We are also announcing a new call for proposals from Health Data for Action, a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Read on Washington: June 2023 Advocacy Update from Lisa Simpson
This month's "Read on Washington," available only to AcademyHealth members, includes updates on the FY24 appropriations process, rulings on the USPSTF, new CMS estimates on national health spending, and more.
Taking a Closer Look in Seattle: A Local Perspective on Health Care and the Community
AcademyHealth member blogger and Seattle native Kyla Woodward spotlights must-see Seattle sights for ARM attendees.